Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Michael Oxman, MD

Guest: William Schaffner, MD

Decades of research have gone into the isolation and refinement of a vaccine for adult shingles, approved in 2006 by the FDA and in use today. Do we now fully understand the mechanism which activates the latent varicella-zoster virus, leading to adult shingles? How did initial isolation, going back more than 30 years, of the vaccine for chicken pox (triggered by the same varicella virus) contribute to the investigations on adult shingles? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill discusses these questions and more with Dr. Michael Oxman, professor of medicine and pathology at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and Dr. William Schaffner, professor and chair of preventive medicine and professor of medicine in the department of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Anthony Fiore, MD

Why has this year's flu season seemed more severe than those in the past? Are the vaccines working? Are influenza strains more difficult to predict? In addressing this year's peculiar flu season, host Dr. Bruce Bloom speaks with Dr. Tony Fiore, a vaccination and immunization expert from the CDC's National Center for Infectious and Respiratory Diseases in Atlanta.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Anthony Fiore, MD

With this year's flu season comes the recommendation from the CDC to extend the age of childhood vaccination past the previous age of 59 months, to 18 years. Why the change, and what are the recommendations based upon? Joining Dr. Bruce Bloom to discuss this year's recommendation is Dr. Anthony Fiore, a vaccination and immunization expert, and medical epidemiologist from the CDC in Atlanta.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Michael Franzblau, MD

Dr Michael Franzblau is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss medical ethics and the role of the physician in war and in peace. Tune in to this stimulating discussion with a noted ethicist to hear his views on the role of the physician in euthanasia, lethal injection and in pre-war Germany and Japan.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Michael Franzblau, MD

Dr Michael Franzblau is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss the ethical compromises and conflicted roles of the physician at Tiergarten 4 in Hilter's Germany.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Lardon, MD

Our guest today specializes in helping elite athletes enhance their performance. What can we learn from these Olympic and PGA athletes and from the psychiatrist who helps them train? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Michael Lardon to discuss his work in performance enhancement.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Lardon, MD

Why do some athletes consistently seem to perform under pressure? Think Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong. Is there science to support their seemingly superhuman ability to get in the zone? Sports medicine expert Michael Lardon, MD joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his research into “the zone”.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA

You are probably aware of the utility of using meditation techniques for a variety of symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety. But using it for couples therapy? The director of The Research Group for Mind-Body Dynamics at the Institute for Non-linear Science at UCSD, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, joins host Dr. leslie Lundt to discuss his book Kundalini Yoga Meditation: techniques specific for psychiatric disorders, couples therapy, and personal growth.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA

OCD is considered one of the more treatment refractory psychiatric disorders. Might patients benefit from alternative therapy techniques? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes David Shannahoff-Khalsa to discuss his research using Kundalini Yoga Meditation to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA

Selective unilateral autonomic activation may play an important role in treating psychiatric disorders in the future. What is it and how do you do it? David Shannahoff-Khalsa explains this technique to host Dr. Leslie Lundt.